Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-29
THE STRIKE
OF the Coal and Freight
Handlers.
m0EFanl MINERS SECURE THHR PiI
81 caPTBRlHe 4 WEALTHY
PRIs lhER.
Father McGIynn Cannot Go
to Rome.
Eagiish Vessels Fishing en- AmsEissn
shores Dsssitats Farmers Get .
LoAn from the Northern Paelfe
RAIlreaa-friAl sf Another
Boealer-SaIlIvan' Arm
Breken Again.

n0481cf-c4IllN4A Arm
Breken AEsin.
TIE Hew Eork strike
NKw YonK. Jan. 28.-Business on ths
river front this morning 10 almost par
alyxed and with the xoeption of thi
small amount Of freight being moved
By green hands on one or tWo piers
very little work has been done on tbs
docks Of the principal steamship CON.
paniss since tbs strike Of the IonRshore.
men commenced. The strikers are con-
edent that they vii succeed and gain
their demands. TheiF next move vii
Be 70 Get the pilots on the ocean steam
ship service 10 come ons The pilots
are orRanized and should the order &c
out for them TO quit work the strikers
hope to stop ell the Transatlantic seam
ers from sailing ont Of port. ThiG, the
union men claim, will compel the steam.
ship companies 20 come to terms. AZ
the National Line dock this mcrRinR
sixty men who were PICKED up from
various sources, we're laid ch Gs they
we're incompetent. The Wyoming was
being unloadtd By non union men and
the sailors Of the vessel. The latter we're
paid 80 cents per hour 10 addition 10
theiF pay as seamen. The green hands
we're Immediately taken In charge BY
the members OF the LlnQBhoremenis
Union and they were inisiated and be-
came q pars Of the strikers union. TIE
Erin 10 not more than half loaded. She
should have sailed yesterday. By next
Mst day the vessel may be ready fer sea.
The Hslvefia Of the same lne lies 90
Ihe other side Of the dock With the salk
Df her cargo still aboard. Affairs were
lust about the same at the Guion Line
docks. The usual numbek Of men en-
ployed there Is from 150 10 800.
NuMBEns rEcREAsrN0.
NKw YoRK, gap. 2s.-Jadging from
he indications tonight 5000 longshoFe-
men and coal handlers will be out on
The strike tomorrow. Freight handlers
who unload the cars at the railroad
locks eympathize with the strikers and
will probably quit wsrk tomorrow. At
ieday's meeting Of the Ooean Associa-
iion Of Lonashoremen, many non-union
men and many freight handlers were
admitted 10 membership. The hands
at the docks Of the StaninQ
ION Line, Hamburg Line, Peoples Line
md the Pennsylvania Railroad, will
probably 20 out tomorrow. The n0n-
lnion men employee 81 the Ward Line
locks struck for union rates. The men
smpl0yed in l0adiaQ the Ean Marcos
sIso struck for 10 cents per hour for day
work and 60 cents for night work. Their
demands we're granted temporarily. u
is understood that tie men have joined
Ibe Ocean Association and will prob
lhly strike tomorrow. The employees
,f these large coDpani have spplied
n bedies for admission 10 the union.
rhey number nearly 1000. Delegates
sre actively engaged in organizing every
branch Of labor about the piers and
Jocks OF the three cities. In Brooklyn
IN air Of sympathy is rife among the
classes, which bids fair 10 in
slude many branches Of industry other
han those already affected.
serious Trouble with Miners Pre-
vented.
HELENA (Mont J, Jan. 2S.--The Greg
Dry Consolidated Mining Oompa Of
New York, which has been working the
mine, situated four miles from
and twenty ave miles from
Helena, tsleeraphed II. W. Child, gen.
sral manager, 70 close down operations.
The reas stated Is that ne money rt-
mains In the treasury. Child started
for the mine with E. W. Bsch, an 40
Foreman West and Hon. Albert
J. SeliRman, . member Of the firm Of J.
& w. Selieman 4 Co.,, bankers of New
York, 30 notify the men aud close the
works. The drafts for the amounts
due 90 employees had not reached Helena.
The men, fearing that they we're 10 lose
The two mouths wages due, on being
notified Of the company's intention,
sallea q nesting. and took charge Of the
nina and works. They vent 10 body
and notified the gentlemen named that
they wanted them TO attend their meet
INC in the hOistiDa works. One han
dred and ffty men, walking In front,
and l76, behind, escorted them 70 the
Speeches were made By both
sides. The men voted 10 held the four
Renslemen named until the money vas
They detailed eight men
l7 guard them during the day and eight
men during the MI ht. Il was voted TO
ulose every saloon, and men Wsre de-
tailed for that purpose, which was strict
y carried out. They appointed . com-
mittee 10 inspect all teleRrams and cor
Later In the day Is vas
decided to allow the general mlnagsr TO
70 Z lst and secure money, at the sane
time parolling tbs accountant and fore
man, but holding Mr.Seiignsn prisoner
eor security until sbe money vas paid.
SeiiRman telegraphed his father IN Nsw
York that u the company did not pay
the men he would NOS answer for the
for the protection Of pro
pertv or himself. TIE amount involved
& e75 900. J. and w. Ssiig nan 4 Go.
own bat Q portion OF the company's
STOCK, yet they Immediately telsRraphed
the money 10 Helena, for payment Of
the men, and the release Of the CON-
Rany's psoperty and SeliamaH. About
midniehs, last night, Ms. SsliGman was
npon q messenger being sent 20
khe men by Governor Harsen, Weo
the money for Seiigman 4
Co. The men treated the prisoner and
eli parties with the utmost respect and
courtesy, and protected the property Of
the company. No disposition wzs
shOwu to injars any person. SeliRman
vas paFoIled and allowed the freedom
Of the camp, on bis word Of honor thai
be wou.d not leave and she payment
uoula Be made 10 toe men Ths mn
are being paid OF today, and all haEds
are kAppy over the resait Of shat might
have BE- q serious lfsir bad not The
NsU York bankers esnsronsly stepped
10.
Father Mcclynn Casnet &c - gsme'
Nnw YeKx. Jan. &-PasFiek smith,
late 81 RI Of 81. Ssephen's Parish and
aeginR as DR.. Mc0iyEn's seofetaFy, sayi
on DIR. McGsynn's authority, that Dr
Mc(siynn. Ia his iesfer Of Deeenber Dth
Informed The Archbisbop that be bad fol
some time reason - feel oanoerped aboul
bis hsaIsn, and that kis physisian pcsi
lively foFbAde him 30 undertake 90
journey 70 Rome. II The same iftts
DIR. McGiynn gave 0aheF grave reasonl
uhy be eouid nos 20, one 81 unica
whiia entireis ereditzble 10 Dr.. No
6lynn, sas Of private character Eels
tang % 20 others that it wuni& htv
been hiehly indesioats for The Archbiah
% 10 pahliah H.
Rnslish veasels ElshtnE - A@srieal
sheRes.
Essr PoEx Ma. Jan. 8.-Tha win
ter sehosl of herring has stFack u .
sha Amarioa6 GkoEe. and about > knl
/ Iish boass and vessels ere nzhing eu 81
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